Title :
Usable management decision support tools for small manufacturing companies
Author_Institution :
Manuf. Eng. Group, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given a follows. This paper examines the decision support literature and describes ongoing research into guidelines for choosing appropriate decision support tools for tasks involved in strategy formulation and performance measurement system design in small manufacturing companies, aiming to take account of the management teams´ background, training and preferences
Keywords :
decision support systems; management; manufacturing industries; training; decision support tools selection; management decision support tools; management team background; management team preference; management team training; performance measurement system design; small manufacturing companies; strategy formulation; Computer science; Disaster management; Educational institutions; Engineering management; Environmental management; Expert systems; Management training; Manufacturing; Milling machines; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653617